• stray@pawb.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    15
    arrow-down
    6
    ·
    11 hours ago

    Littering your yard with food attracts things like rats, raccoons, squirrels, etc, which destroy property and infrastructure, spread disease, and cause injury to people and pets. I’m not saying I’m against fruit trees, but I do understand people who are. It’s a legitimate concern. Some areas even have things like boars or bears which are extremely dangerous.

    I’m also curious with the way you can sue people in the US what would happen if someone becomes sick after eating one of your fruits. I imagine it varies by state.

      • Delphia@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        3 hours ago

        Dropped fruit all over the ground really encourages rats though.

        My mum got a house super cheap when I was young because it had a “rat problem” it also had a peach tree in the back yard that the owner didnt pick up after. We removed literal garbage bags of peach pits from the roof space and crawl spaces of that house and garage.

        Chopped the peach tree down (it wasnt a healthy tree anyway) and the problem basically disappeared in days.